I've hooked up my old external hard drive to this lovely new iMac (27-inch), but it's not registering as being there. My goal is to pull some files off that backup drive. I have purchased a newer thunderbolt-enabled external hard drive that will be used to back up this new maching. Anyone have ideas as how to access my old pics/files?
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
try UNplugging the Thunderbolt one, and THEN plug in the one you need. after the files have downloaded, Dissconnect the old one, connect the Thunderbolt one and back up the files. If this does not work i am sorry, but im only at all good at a Mac Mini.
Maybe this will help. If you monitor the "More Like This" box (top right), other threads appear. Opening them usually displays other threads.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3183969
Was the old drive used with a Mac or a PC? If it was a PC, it may be in a format Mac can't read.
How do I access my old external hard drive to retrieve valuable files?
